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King Abdullah of Jordan has received the 2018 Templeton Prize at a ceremony in Washington D.C. on Tuesday.
His Majesty @KingAbdullahII receives the 2018 Templeton Prize from Foundation President Heather Templeton Dill#TempletonPrize2018 pic.twitter.com/oT0W6cWOPy
— RHC (@RHCJO) November 14, 2018
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The King received the award from Heather Templeton Dill…

Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan was in Berlin, Germany, last evening to present German Chancellor Angela Merkel with the Golden Victoria Honorary Award for Political Leadership at the Association of German Magazine Publishers (VDZ) Publishers‘ Night.
The…

On Wednesday, Queen Rania of Jordan visited Al Hasa Young Women Centre in Tafileh where she met up with beneficiaries of a multitude of local improvement projects.
Tafileh is a poverty-stricken governorate in the south of Jordan which has the highest unemployment rates in…

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden have completed their visit to Jordan as part of their Middle East trip to the Hashemite Kingdom and Lebanon.
Their Royal Highnesses were in Amman, Jordan, from 15 through 17 October before moving on to Lebanon today.
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Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan spoke at the 2018 HeForShe Impact Summit in New York on Wednesday, 26 September.
Speaking at the event held on the sidelines of the 73rd UN General Assembly, Her Majesty talked about the need for increased attention on the challenges Arab…

His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan met with British Prime Minister Theresa May this week.
While most thoughts in Great Britain are concerned with the approaching deadline for Brexit, there have also been economic problems in the Gulf area with all the various diplomatic…

King Abdullah II of Jordan spoke to the 73rd United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday in New York City.
The King’s speech focused on the challenges facing the world today – including the issue regarding Palestine and Israel and the two-state solution. He also called on countries to pull together to get the peace process between Israel and Palestine “back on track.” The…

As the United Nations plans to hold its annual General Assembly in New York, royals from several royal families from across the globe will be in attendance for the 73rd session.
The royal families of Belgium, Denmark, Jordan, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Tonga will be…

Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan visited the completed renovations at the King Abdullah II Orphanage in Al-Salt on Wednesday, 12 September.
The Office of Her Majesty and Nashmi Center for Youth Empowerment collaborated together to assist in renovation to “transform…

Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan delivered the keynote address of the XIN Philanthropy Conference on Wednesday, 5 September in Hangzhou, China. In her remarks at the Alibaba Group’s conference, she called for a global response to the education crisis.
The Queen also spoke about the importance of charity, stressing that generosity is vital to the survival of humankind.